Full-time Faculty

Department

Building 1000, Office 1204.21
4400 College Park Drive
Round Rock, TX 78665
(512) 223-0082

Department Chair

Dr. Dan Dydek,
(512) 223-0083
[email protected]

Administrative Assistant

Virginia Tovias
(512) 223-0082
[email protected]

Dan B. Dydek, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology & Department Chair
Phone: 512-223-0083
Office: RRC1 1204.22
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.A. in Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Human Experimental Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
Areas of Interest:
Human Memory and Resistance to Administrative Nonsense

Paul Carroll, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-2147
Office: Cypress Creek, Building 2000, Room 2204.3
Email: [email protected]
Education:
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of California, Merced;
B.A. in Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Areas of Interest:
Health Psychology, Positive Psychology, Adlerian Psychology, Positive Discipline, Restorative Justice, and outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, and exploring nature.

María Guadalupe Cisneros-Solís Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: (512) 223-3388
Office: Rio Grande Campus, Building 3000, Room 3175
Email: [email protected]
Education:
Ph.D., Educational Psychology (Personality, Developmental, and Social Psychology), The University of Texas at Austin
Areas of Interest:
Personality, Stress Management and Wellness, Child Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology

Michael Czuchry, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-6118
Office: River Side Campus, Room 2270
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.A., Psychology, Colorado College
M.A., General Psychology, East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Texas Christian University
Areas of Interest:
Cognition, Memory, Sleeping and Dreaming, Experimental Design, Statistics, Student-Led Research

Kathy Frost, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-7022
Office: HLC 4000, Room 2310.12
Email: [email protected]
Education:
Ph.D., Human Development, Culture, and Learning Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
Areas of Interest:
Social Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Mimetic Theory

Shirin Khosropour, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: (512) 223-3282
Office: Rio Grande Campus
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.A. in Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin.
Areas of Interest:
Peace and conflict in cross-cultural contexts, emotions and learning, and child development.

Helena Kopecky, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-7093
Office: HLC 1000, Room 1430
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.S., Psychology, Indiana University
M.S., Psychology, Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Psychology, Texas A&M University
Areas of Interest:
Creativity, Leadership, Learning

Missi Patterson, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-7043
Office: HLC 4, Room 2310.30
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.S., Psychology, Indiana University
M.S., Psychology, Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Psychology, Texas A&M University
Areas of Interest:
Creativity, Leadership, Learning

In Memory of Sadaf Sajjad, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Education:
Ph.D.
Research and Teaching Interests:
Biological Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Social Psychology, Peace, Conflict, and Global Studies

Kymberlie Schellin, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-0182
Office: Round Rock Campus, Building 2000,  Room 2232.2
Email: [email protected]
Education:
MA cognitive psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology/Research
Areas of Interest:
Main Interests: psychopathology, biological psychology, neuroscience

Ziv “Z” Shafir, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-9212
Office: South Austin Campus, Room 1313.6
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.A., Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Experimental Psychology, Texas Christian University
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Texas Christian University
Areas of Interest:
Consumer Psychology, Memory

Paige Womble, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Phone: 512-223-2632
Office: San Gabriel Campus Room 1300.38
Email: [email protected]
Education:
B.S., Psychology, Southwestern University
M.A., Psychology, Baylor University
Ph.D., Psychology, Baylor University
Areas of Interest:
Developmental Psychology, Neuroanatomy, Behavioral  Neuroscience